Cambridge City Council Public Comment Period Submission by Hasson Rashid(5/15/2017!

Legitimate and Valid, Needs of the Homeless Above all Else!

Hello everybody, I’m Hasson Rashid, I reside at 820 Massachusetts Avenue. My Public Comment is on CMAI#s 678910; ARL#s 16-101,17-4,17-27-28, 17-35, and all other agenda items that relate to Homelessness.

I hope the City Manager’s (CM) diversity requirements in the future will be reflecting the presents of some of the city’s finest members of the homeless sector and mosaic, something previous city managers negated to officially provide or do. The City manager should check with those from the poor sector and mosaic first for fostering charitable giving, and measuring the charitable giving capacity in the city, pertaining to those with the greatest needs, something previous CMs has negated to officially do.

In regards to CM’s borrowing money for infrastructure improvements, some that have been place on the agenda year after year, resulting in nothing to improve Black American historical entities, sites, etc. Black American tourism in all parts of Cambridge is sky rocking through the roof, but nothing is being done to improve the beauty of these sites, etc., on the African American Heritage Trails, etc., in Cambridge, the main physical and spiritual objects of yearly tourism visits to Cambridge.

Several items has appeared on present and past, agendas that are similar to my proposed Homeless Trust Fund Priorities. I think the city is in grave need of a “Homeless Trust Fund Advisory Task Force.” The Foundry Building is an ideal location for below market rate homeless housing, and a Warming House, etc. Also abandon and vacant, properties claimed through eminent domain, first preferences/ priority for utilization should go to homeless housing and supports, based on the greatest needs. Homelessness has the greatest need for housing in Cambridge, and that can be proven without a doubt. Procuring the housing needs of the homeless is primarily the main objective and goal, our municipality policy makers should remain true to. One day a city council will be fairly elected and seated, that won’t hesitate to place the legitimate and valid, needs of the homeless above all else.